Buick Calls it Quits with Tiger

After 4 years of a 5-year contract Buick decided to end the contract a year early, saving 8 million. Im sure Tiger is not hurting for that measly 8 million, but you would think after 4 years of excellent promos that Buick would at least honor the end of the contract. But I guess the economy has got everyone in a pinch.

Tiger Walks Out on Buick

A la Carte Pricing

In today's airline market prices may seem very cheap but but whats not cheap is the " a la carte pricing." With charges of exta bags, aisle seats, and everything else you could think about. I dont think its right for the airlines to charge the customers for everything under the sun, without explaining it before. When you buy a plane ticket you expect to be able to ship one bag and yourself for the prive you paid, then you get here and they try to stick you with some extra stuff.

Fuel Prices

I cant stress enough how excited i am on how cheap gas is getting. I used to fill my SUV up for about $70 and now its only $30. Although it is good for the consumer, is it good for the economy? Our struggling economy is hurting and fuel costs are dropping. Do you think there is some kind of correlation?

Turkey or Ham?

I hope everyone is looking forward to thanksgiving. I know my stomach has been in training for months. What do all of you think, turkey or ham? i know turkey is tradition but more and more people are going to ham.

creepy facebook

2 new notifications and 1 friend request, obvious words assoicated with facebook, but how far does facebook really go. I myself have had a facebook account for over 3 1/2 years now and have seen the many changes which the website has undergone. It started with just college students and quickly tunred in the sister of myspace. The other day I had received a friend request by some random old fat guy that I didn't even know, except he had the same exact name as me. Of course I denied him, that is just plain out creepy. Do you really know all of these people that well that you can share personal information with them, just because you met them one drunk night at a party and now they have access to all of your information. Anyways, I think it is getting a little out of hand with all these new applications and whatever else they are doing on there. Might be time to delete the account.

Fear in the Air

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27666800/

We all know of the unfortunate incidents which have taken place on college campuses across the USA within the past few years. These incidents would include college students being shot, stabbed, robbed and even all the other little situations which do not make the news. A college campus is said to be a fearful place to be living now-a-days, even with the increased campus and police protection. A question is how far are campus's willing to go in order to ensure their students are protected to the fullest extent? That question lies in the hands of students who are proposing permits for concealed weapons on campus. I for one feel concealed weapons on campus would be a horrible idea as you could have students as young as 18 being strapped with a 9mm in the middle of world religion class. It was cause more distraction and even could possibly let a killer posing as an innocent civilian carry a gun onto campus and it be okay as long as he has his/her permit to go with it. I feel things happen in this world for a reason and if you're going to live your life in fear then just don't leave your house, it's as simple as that

Stepping on the toes of the small business owner by the government.

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/11146/

While I maintain that it is better to have city services on properties that are used by owners for rental properties, this property in this article should have grandfather clauses added to it because it is not a single unit property. I know that there are several donuts in the county in question here that need to be annexed into the city of Gainesville but if the owner in this article is keeping his property highly maintained and he is able to provide low income housing, then why should he be forced to give up his livelihood because some lazy dispatch operator does not want to learn the ins and outs of what is considered county and what is not. This is unfair to this guy and they need to listen to him.

They should have known they were chasing a rediculous dream

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/101/story/651785.html

The investors in Hard Rock Park had a great idea and it could have been very lucrative for them but, unfortunately, the timing was way off. They should have done more surveys of the local, regional, and national economic factors before deciding to open up the park which was the first ever of its kind. It was a brilliant idea and many people wanted to come from all over the world to check it out until they found the price tag of simply getting in through the gate to be short of cutting off an arm or giving them your first born. It was rediculous to expect people to pay to park as well as an extravagant entrance fee and then to have to pay for every breath you took once you entered the part? Get real folks. That was greed plain and simple. Also, whose idea was it to "Rent-a-Center" the whole park anyway? It is ok to borrow capital to begin a business but to borrow it like that for every single piece involved is not good business decision making. Apparently greed put its green tint on everything involved here. There was too much hype for it all and thre was not enough concrete investment and analysis done here. This is a prime example of what a rush job will do to you.

Is this really necessary?

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/breaking_news/story/668459.html

The federal government wants to help the state of SC jam cell phone signals that come from state prisons. Ok. If they are aware that there are cell phone signals coming from these places, why do they just not conduct a search or more specifically pinpoint the source and punish the offender? Why do something that is federally illegal in the first place? While I understand that it is against the rules for inmates to have cell phones and even consider them contraband, is it not a little hypocritical to tell the inmates that even if they are able to obtain a cell phone and use it inside the prison, we are going to break a federal law to ensure that you do not enjoy the priviledge of using it? I would think so. I know that some of these inmates would use the phones to commit crimes or aid someone in committing a crime but it just doesnt make sense. Many of the inmates in prisons have nothing better to do than to read and when they catch wind that the government is breaking the law just to keep them from doing something, they are going to find marvellous ways to circumvent the procedure and sue the government. It will boil down to the fact that "so what, they are taking away my rights by scrambling or intercepting my cell phone usage and that is against federal law, I am going to sue them even though I am not supposed to have the cell phone in the first place." Boy, that is a great way to waste even more of the taxpayers money, is it not?

CCU Calendar Changes

Online in my coastal webmail I noticed a survey about possible calendar changes for the upcoming fall 2009 semester. The survey was proposing possibly doing away with the week off for thanksgiving and extending summer break till past labor day in order for students to earn a few extra dollars during the summer. This would also mean that school would let out later in May. After reading a few questions in I realized the only way for students to earn a few extra bucks before school starts is to extend summer, not just keep it the same length in just moving the dates we start and get out. If Coastal was so worried about us students making more money why wouldnt they offer more campus jobs and job fairs on campus?

Trading

Unethical insider trading is insider knowledge unavailable to outsiders. Like we talked about in class with Martha Stewart unfair trading of stocks. After that conversation we talked about buying iteams from people would don't know what they have. The teacher gave the example of an old man having something of value in his barn. The question of is it right to buy something from someone that is of alot more value than you are going to pay. Well there are many things to consider like if you know how much it is worth maybe that is because you really need it but can not afford it. Also if the old man will never find out, and he was not using it who are you hurting? The main point i wanted to bring up is in today's society we should feel less guilty. Ever since the internet people have effortless access to knowledge. With a push of a button we can answer any question. If everyone can find out how much their iteams are worth then it is not our job to tell them, but is it right? Amber Muncey

Vote Today???

Today is election day! With the recent events in our economy, and country I would assume people are voting. From the stock market losing points to the gas price, America needs help. We are at war, and yet it doesn't even seem like a big issue. Now is the time to change the things we have been complaining about. I have been asking people if they have voted today and to my surpise they have not. As a matter of fact other than my family I have not talked to anyone who has voted in this election. When I ask people why they have not voted they all say ''my vote does not matter.'' Are these people to lazy to go stand in line, or do they really think they don't have a say in the government. Are the concepts men and women have died for just not true? Do our votes matter? A government for the people by the people and of the people, or our votes don't count? Our country is founded on basic princples, and to say this undermines them. Is the government chosen by a few indiviuals, or us?